Home at last!

Well almost. I am in Anchorage, but my apartment does not become available until tomorrow. The drive down from Fairbanks took longer than expected as the weather took a turn for the worse and it rained almost the entire way. The mountains were hidden by low cloud, but there was still some impressive scenery. After owning my camera for nearly 4 years I decided to experiment with some of the functions with some interesting results.

This first shot is in Denali National Park before the weather took a turn. I am hoping to come back up one weekend when the weather is good and get some more pictures. I can only imagine how fantastic the scenery is in good weather.

This is my first attempt at getting all artsy and playing with the camera. The rain was just starting and the low clouds made for a very atmospheric shot. I tried to enhance this by upping the contrast.

The play of light over these mountains was incredible, so I channelled my inner Ansel Adams and tried a black and white shot. I am sure that he would have made it more dramatic.

Its true they do live in igloos! No, this is an abandoned hotel that was built to look like an igloo. Based on this, admittedly small sample, it would seem that igloo dwelling is not popular.

3,586.9 miles after leaving San Francisco I reached downtown Anchorage.



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